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MIDLAND AND ODESSA Whataburger is asking the question “Are you orange enough?” during an all-day recruitment event to add up to 25 full- and part-time employees to its growing family in the Permian Basin. The burger icon is looking for...... Full story

FILE - In this July 27, 2011 file photo, Range Resources site manager Don Robinson stands near the well head by the drill that goes into the shale at a well site for natural gas in Washington, Pa. The price of natural gas is plummeting at a pace that has caught even the experts off guard. A 35 percent collapse in the futures price of natural gas over the past year has been a boon to homeowners that use it for heat and appliances, and to manufacturers who power their factories with the fuel and make chemicals and materials from it.

[AP] Drillers cut natural gas production as prices drop

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PITTSBURGH As natural gas prices continue to drop, the recent nationwide boom in drilling is slowing. Drillers don't make money if prices go too low — and drilling wells isn't cheap."It is safe to say that there will be fewer natural gas wells...... Full story

BBB: Dating scam bilks the lovelorn

Trish Powell

I can remember when online dating was strictly for sad sacks who couldn’t get a date in person. Now, millions of people search online dating sites for their perfect mate and any stigma once attached is gone. Casting a net as big as the World...... Full story

BUILDING PERMITS: Jan. 30 – Feb. 3, 2012

ODESSA AMERICAN

NEW RESIDENTIAL >> Betenbough Homes, 9211 Holiday Drive, $184.820; Dimensional Development Corp., 3120 San Marino Drive, $300,000; Betenbough Homes, 3016 San Pedro Drive, $239,350; Mark Wee, 919 Amburgey Ave., $65,000; Mark Wee, 923 Amburgey...... Full story

GEEK TO ME: Replace WEP key with upgraded WPA2

Jeff Werner

>> Q: I have a router in my home with a Wep key for a secured network. It is one of those really long number and letter combinations. This is proving to be quite a pain. We have frequent house guests who would like to use our internet...... Full story

OIL & GAS TRAINING: Feb. 12, 2012

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Midland College’s Petroleum Professional Development Center (PPDC) has announced the following course schedule. The PPDC is a program for continuing education opportunities for Permian Basin oil and gas professionals. PetroEd E-Learning...... Full story

PERMAIN BASIN DRILLING REPORT: Feb. 12 through Feb. 18, 2012

Permit applications approved by the Texas Railroad Commission for Feb. 2 through Feb. 8 for Districts 7C, 8 and 8A. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of permits approved for that leasehold. >> Americo Energy Resources LLC, Emma Ellen...... Full story

PERRYMAN: Despite struggles, Texas still tops in jobs

M. Ray Perryman

A nother flurry of headlines and reports caught my eye over the past few days, as they placed Texans among the worst off. The basis was a recent study by the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED), which ranked Texas 41st among all states in...... Full story

DAILY OIL PRICE: Feb. 10, 2012 (-$1.17 to $98.67)

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Roden Center accepting award nominees

BY GABRIELLA LOPEZ

So far there are seven nominees for the Permian Basin Family Business of the Year Award which is organized by the Jan and Ted Roden Center or Entrepreneurship, Director Leslie Toombs said. “We realized that family businesses make up a...... Full story

Tim Coburn is the creator/director of a new Master of Energy Business degree program offered online through the University of Tulsa. Coburn was in Odessa this week to meet with energy companies about the program and to recruit for the program.

College to offer online masters for energy industry

BY CAYLOR BALLINGER

A new online master’s program geared toward the energy industry may be the answer in the Permian Basin as companies need qualified people for management.In the fall, the University of Tulsa will start its online master of energy business...... Full story

[AP] Audit clears State Department in Keystone review

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WASHINGTON The State Department's internal watchdog cleared the agency Thursday of any impropriety in its review of a permit for a controversial pipeline that that would carry Canadian oil produced from tar sands to refineries along the Texas Gulf...... Full story

ODC amends Summit agreement

BY LYXAN TOLEDANES

Summit Power Group officials have a bit more time on their hands as the Odessa Development Corp. approved to push back two requirement dates in the group’s economic development agreement.ODC members agreed Thursday to push the required date...... Full story

DAILY OIL PRICE: Feb. 9, 2012 (+$1.13 to $99.84)

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Summit moves back deadlines

BY CELINDA HAWKINS

The groundbreaking for the Texas Clean Energy Project has been delayed and Summit Power Group officials have asked the City of Odessa to push back the financing and employment deadlines for the project.Ground breaking for the project, expected...... Full story